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Government shutdown threat looms

Thursday, 19 Sep 2013 | 1:03 PM ET

The threat of a government shutdown is become a real possibility. CNBC's John Harwood reports House Speaker Boehner said "while the President is happy negotiating with Putin, he won't engage with Congress to deal with the deficits."